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Head-to-head · Block Storage Services

Google Persistent Disk vs Google Cloud Hyperdisk

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Google Persistent Disk #2 in Block Storage Services 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud
Google Cloud Hyperdisk #3 in Block Storage Services 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud

Google Persistent Disk leads on 1 check, Google Cloud Hyperdisk on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreGoogle Persistent Disk · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Google Persistent Disk

Google Persistent Disk scores higher on our rubric for block storage services: 9.3 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

Google Persistent Disk offers free plan; Google Cloud Hyperdisk doesn't.

Google Persistent Disk is the better fit for low-cost Compute Engine storage. Google Cloud Hyperdisk is the better fit for high-performance Google Cloud workloads.

  • Google Persistent Disk fits best

    Low-cost Compute Engine storage

  • Google Cloud Hyperdisk fits best

    High-performance Google Cloud workloads

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Side by side

Feature Google Persistent Disk 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Google Cloud Hyperdisk 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 9.2
Ranking #2 in Block Storage Services #3 in Block Storage Services
Best for Low-cost Compute Engine storage High-performance Google Cloud workloads
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Linux, Windows Web
Support Docs Docs
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Google Persistent Disk 4/4 · Google Cloud Hyperdisk 4/4
Snapshots ✓ ✓
Multi-attach ✓ ✓
Encryption ✓ ✓
Cross-region replication ✓ ✓
Specs
Max volume size 64 TB 64 TB
Volume types Standard, Balanced, SSD, Extreme Hyperdisk Balanced, Hyperdisk Balanced High Availability, Hyperdisk Extreme, Hyperdisk Throughput, Hyperdisk ML
Maximum IOPS 15000 IOPS Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free tier includes up to 30 GB of standard Persistent Disk storage
  • Supports online resizing, incremental snapshots, and automatic encryption
  • Offers Multi-writer mode plus regional and cross-region replication
  • Five volume types cover general, high-IOPS, throughput, and ML workloads.
  • Provision capacity, IOPS, and throughput independently per volume.
  • Replication, snapshots, sharing, encryption, and storage pools support varied operations.
Cons
  • Designed primarily for Compute Engine workloads
  • Pricing varies by region and usage
  • Maximum IOPS depends on disk size and attached VM machine type
  • There is no free plan for evaluating the service.
  • Usage-based pricing separates capacity, performance, and replication charges.
  • Some sharing and replication capabilities apply only to supported volume types.
Our verdict

Google Persistent Disk provides durable, network-attached block storage for Google Cloud Compute Engine virtual machines and containers. It supports boot and data disks, general-purpose applications, databases, and large…

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Google Cloud Hyperdisk is a durable, network-attached block storage service for Compute Engine virtual machines, containers, and bare-metal instances. It suits teams running Google Cloud workloads that need control over volume capacity,…

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  1. Google Persistent DiskBlock Storage Services 9.3Free plan
  2. Google Cloud HyperdiskBlock Storage Services 9.2Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Google Persistent Disk — where it wins

    • Free tier includes up to 30 GB of standard Persistent Disk storage
    • Supports online resizing, incremental snapshots, and automatic encryption
    • Offers Multi-writer mode plus regional and cross-region replication

    Where it doesn't

    • Designed primarily for Compute Engine workloads
    • Pricing varies by region and usage
    • Maximum IOPS depends on disk size and attached VM machine type

  • Google Cloud Hyperdisk — where it wins

    • Five volume types cover general, high-IOPS, throughput, and ML workloads.
    • Provision capacity, IOPS, and throughput independently per volume.
    • Replication, snapshots, sharing, encryption, and storage pools support varied operations.

    Where it doesn't

    • There is no free plan for evaluating the service.
    • Usage-based pricing separates capacity, performance, and replication charges.
    • Some sharing and replication capabilities apply only to supported volume types.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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